Taking difficult situations and turning them into successful endeavors is what a true businessman and an entrepreneur does. Although it is easier said than done, Dr. Steven Kaufman is a businessman and the owner of Zeus Group of Companies, who has seen it all and has successfully earned a well-reputed name in the business community.
Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Steven belonged to an underprivileged household. He was the youngest of five siblings with a stay-at-home mother. His father had a learning disability and worked as a janitor. Steven and his whole household were financially dependent on their grandmother, who later had to move to Houston, Texas for her cancer treatment.
Here in Houston, Steven’s life started to take a turn. He attended the University of Houston, and at the age of 21, he bought two rental properties. The rest was history. Steven remembers talking to a random stranger about the real estate business and how his interest started evolving. He slowly began working on the insights the stranger shared with him, and his real estate finance business was soon established.
25 years later, Steven is the city’s most popular and trustworthy commercial mortgage lender. He has made almost 17,000 transactions and handled many investments and finances for companies like American Express, Hewlett-Packard, and Exxon Mobil. Steven also owns Zeus Equity Group, which manages more than $5 Billion in retail mortgage originations.
Steven often gets interviewed by well-known channels like FOX, ABC, CBS, CNN, and Bloomberg. He is also a contributor and a regular author at Entreprenuer.com. He is currently a proud member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the University of Houston’s School of Business. He has been ranked the “Top CEO in Houston” by the Houston Business Journal.
Steven attributes a large part of his success to some of his great qualities; Steven believes in learning all he can to be better than himself. He says, “I want to be the dumbest, poorest guy in the room vs the ego boost of being the smart successful guy.” This way, he absorbs everything his peers have to say and implements them in his own business and life.
Steven considers his daughters his most prized possession despite all his achievements. Unlike everyone else, he values his family and personal life with everything he has and maintains a work-life balance. Steven is a perfect example and a role model for young entrepreneurs of society to look upon and get inspired from.
Find out more about Steven Kaufman here:
Personal page: www.thestevenkaufman.com
Business page: www.zeuscompanies.com